The Effects of Social Media Addiction, Social Appearance Anxiety and Body Mass Index on Self-Esteem of University Students with Pls-Sem Approach
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Self-Esteem, Social Media Addiction, Social Appearance Anxiety, Body Mass Index, PLS-SEMAbstract
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of social media addiction, social appearance anxiety and body mass index (BMI) on self-esteem in university students. 415 randomly selected students studying at Düzce University were included in the study. Data were collected using a personal information form, Social Media Addiction Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the PLS-SEM model was valid and reliable. It was determined that social appearance anxiety and social media addiction had negative and significant effects on students' self-esteem, but BMI did not have a significant direct effect. Also, BMI had a negative and significant indirect effect on self-esteem through social appearance anxiety. The direct effects of BMI on social appearance anxiety and social appearance anxiety on social media addiction were found to be significant (p<0.05). We thought that the results of this study may be important especially for researchers providing guidance and counseling services to university students.
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